Seed Investor Tax Credit The Seed Investor Tax Credits were created to increase the availability and accessibility of venture capital in Iowa.

Seed Investor Tax Credit is designed to encourage early-stage investments in innovative Iowa businesses.
Incentivizes individuals or entities to invest in high-potential startups, helping to stimulate innovation, entrepreneurship and economic growth. opportunityiowa.gov/business/fin...

Farms, Communities and the Future of Rural America
Thursday April 9
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Des Moines Heritage Center
120 E 5th Des Moines Iowa
explore the connection between agriculture & wellbeing rural communities navigate market

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U.S. & Brazil Soybean Competitiveness, Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture Farm-level comparison of U.S. and Brazil soybean costs (2020–2024) shows structural differences in land, fertilizer, and profitability.

Farm cost differences in US vs Brazil soy production #marketing #inputs #agriculture #trade #policy #tariffs #soy #farming ag.purdue.edu/commercialag...

Lost and found: Rediscovering microbiome-associated phenotypes that reshape agricultural sustainability Rewilding corn with ancestral traits helps crops shape soil microbiomes, reduce fertilizer use, and supports sustainable farming.

Plants inhibit microbes from releasing nitrogen water quality fertilizer crops soil health

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Board of Directors - Field to Market From the more than 100 Field to Market organizations, our Board of Directors is made up of balanced representation across each of our voting sectors.

Field to Market:The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture new Board
Sarah Alexander Keystone Policy
Sally Flis Nutrien
Mindy Montgomery CoBank
Caitlin Colegrove PepsiCo
Ellen Herbert Ducks Unlimited
Michaela McGinn United Soybean Board
Josh Hankins USA Rice
fieldtomarket.org/the-alliance....

Wool, beer and cleaner water: Just a few Iowa products from an experimental grain • Iowa Capital Dispatch Lee Tesdell is one of just two farmers in Iowa that grow the deep-rooted grain called Kernza that was developed in Kansas.

Wool, beer and cleaner water: Just a few Iowa products from an experimental grain iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/01/01/w...

#kernza #beer #environment #water #waterquality #livestock #farming #research

Crop pests can develop 'fighter-jet wings' after eating specific mix of corn Eating a blend of non-toxic corn and genetically modified toxic corn can result in corn earworm pests (Helicoverpa zea) developing longer, more narrow and more tapered wings—shaped like the wings of a...

Insects may develop different wings to combat gmo pesticide by flying farther, changes only occur in mixed diet not those fed exclusively Bt corn #food #crops #pesticide #environment #nature #corn #evolution

phys.org/news/2025-12...

The Roast of Lefty's

Over a dozen comedians tribute roast. The venue hosted years of #openmics and 4 comedy festivals

Date: Dec 10 Doors 7 PM, show 8PM
Leftys University Ave Des Moines

#comedy #comedyroast #live #community #standup #iowa #local

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North American #trade is being stresstested in real time. #Tariffs, #supplychain pressures, and competing #political priorities are redefining #economic #integration across the continent with consequences for #manufacturers, #farmers and #consumers #USMCA

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Transforming Customer Experience Insights Using GenAI, Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 4:00 PM | Meetup The John Deere Experience Customer Survey team and John Deere Financial Customer Experience team will be talking about the process of upgrading text-based analytics tools w

Transforming Customer Experience Insights Using GenAI - Monday, Nov 17th at 4 p.m. at John Deere Financial in Johnston. Two John Deere teams will be tag-teaming the presentation about upgrading text-based tools with the use of GenAI
Des Moines Data Analytics Meetup

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Governor Newsom signs bill expanding fuel options to cut gas prices | Governor of California

Sales of E15 #ethanol in #California allowed while emissions studies continue. Additional cost #infrastructure of lines at gas pumps. Act also increases refining capacity in State #biofuels #energy

www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/02/g...

Beth Ford: A Storm Is Gathering in American Agriculture Americans must pay attention to the economic challenges facing famers, writes the Land O’Lakes President and CEO.

Agree? Disagree? What should be in the #farmbil Decline in agriculture exports #china #brazil #trade #farming

time.com/7310865/stor...

Integration of #Biologics, the #Soil #Microbiome, #Fertilizers, and #Cover Crops to Optimize #Soil #Health and Increase #Sustainable #Crop #Productivity

actascientific.com/ASAG/ASAG-02...

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Curious About AI in Ag?
Aug 7, 2025
#Artificialintelligence holds the promise to not only augment #labor but also improve efficiency. Economist Jacqui Fatka and leading #AI experts how #agricultural entities can use these tools to better serve #farmer #customers

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EPA Announces Proposed Decision to Approve Registration for New Uses of Dicamba, Outlines New Measures to Protect Human Health, Environment | US EPA EPA Announces Proposed Decision to Approve Registration for New Uses of Dicamba, Outlines New Measures to Protect Human Health, Environment

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency #EPA #public comment proposed registration #dicamba products #bayer #basf #syngenta
#weed control in #cotton and #soybean. EPA has conducted a #human
#health #risk assessment.
Note dicamba is broadly used in #corn and other crops.

www.epa.gov/pesticides/e...

AgTech Alchemy: The Whole Hog · Luma Join the AgTech Alchemy crew to connect with other community members, share ideas, and build relationships

AgTech Alchemy event in Des Moines Iowa July 22.

#agtech #dsmusa #agriculture #investing #farming #invention #startups #collaboration

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Tech Hub LIVE | The Premier Event Advancing Tech-Enabled Agriculture Tech Hub LIVE is the place to be for those in all sectors of the digital and precision agriculture industry. Join us this summer in Des Moines!

Tech Hub LIVE Conference Des Moines July 21-23 #data driven #agriculture largest gathering #retailers distributors consultants #manufacturers and stakeholders in the ag #supplychain, leveraging the latest #tech #innovation for #business advantage on the #farm.
#dsmusa #iowa #agtech

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MME comemora reconhecimento do etanol de milho para produção de SAF Vitória do Brasil junto à Icao garante inclusão da safrinha na produção de combustível sustentável para aviação

UN International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) approves environmental benefits of agricultural practice of double crops for Brazil second corn crop, known as safrinha – in the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
biofuel ethanol jetfuel carbon

www.novacana.com/noticias/mme...

USDA is launching a new web portal for farmers, ranchers and the general public to anonymously report possible claims of foreign influence on federal, state or local policymakers in purchases of farmland and business dealings in U.S. agricultural supply chains.

www.usda.gov/afida-compli...

The NSCEB Final Report and the Future of U.S. Biotechnology Advancing the U.S. leadership in emerging biotechnology is a strategic imperative, one that will shape regional development within the U.S., economic competitiveness abroad, and our national security ...

Congress bipartisan National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology outlines 49 recommendations accelerating biotechnology innovation scaling the U.S. biomanufacturing base, reinforcing bioeconomy as a strategic pillar national security and economic competitiveness.

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GDM ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE AGRELIANT GENETICS - GDM Seeds GDM ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE AGRELIANT GENETICS

European seed companies divest US holdings. Brands were collectively about 7% corn market. At one time licensed a lot from Syngenta but had been expanding own genetics programs. #Argentina #investment #GDM #corn #soybean #seed #EU #farming #economy

www.gdmseeds.com/en/gdm-annou...

Product testing with virtual farmers. | Patrick Kane Product testing with virtual farmers. Large agtech companies have exhaustive databases of customer profiles. However these are rarely filtered out to usable reports for the farm gate level sales teams...

www.linkedin.com/posts/1patri...

#marketing #research #CRM #product #ROI #customer #B2B #Saas

2025 Catalysts - Technology Association of Iowa Join us on Thursday, July 17, for Catalysts Live — a morning of storytelling and connection honoring five organizations driving Iowa’s tech industry forward.

innovation for all iowans
The Catalysts Series is a collection of conversations with the changemakers and organizations forging new paths through innovation to guide Iowa's technology industry forward to a more inclusive future.
www.technologyiowa.org/2025-catalys...

2025 Rural Entrepreneurship Symposium - USASBE

Transforming the Heartland
#Rural #Retail, #Manufacturing, and #Tourism #Innovation in the #Midwest
United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Symposium July 8-11 Ames Iowa promotes an #entrepreneurship #education #data #business #economy

www.usasbe.org/page/2025rural

Ag X BTO YouTube video by DARPAtv

Protecting food supply. DARPA seeks solutions to defend agriculture against natural and man-made threats. If you're working on early warning systems, rapid countermeasures, crop protections, threat modeling, or provenance attribution in agriculture, this is for you.

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Bipartisan bill to amend the #epa Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to provide for approval of #plant #biostimulants.
#crops #farming #pesticide #fertilizer #biologicals #soil
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@housegop.bsky.social
#retail #produce

www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

Energy Department Expands Access to Thriving Alternative Fuels Market Updates to 45ZCF-GREET model incorporate new methods of alternative fuel production, allowing more American farmers to benefit from rising bioenergy demand

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) removes barriers to domestic #bioenergy production updating its 45ZCF-GREET #modeling tool to account for new #feedstocks and methods of production. #Ethanol #Farming #AlternativeEnergy #Coal #Methane #taxcredit #carbon #fuel

www.energy.gov/eere/article...

Fuel and #carbon capture credits are still in the tax bill ..for now. #45z and #45Q With tax credit of one dollar for road fuels and 1.75 for #sustainable jet fuel #SAF restricts to domestic #feed #stocks extends funds to 2031. Carbon capture credits 45Q #pipeline limits foreign owner #biofuel #ag

Reviewing the House Agriculture Committee’s Reconciliation Bill - farmdoc daily Jonathan Coppess, Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Bruce Sherrick -

University of Illinois analysis of #farmbill
#SNAP cuts
Statutory reference price increase
Raises farm payments, opens LLC corporation #loophole
Crop #insurance
#Conservation programs
#Market access research funding
@houseagdems.bsky.social

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